Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-28
MUSCATINE WORSTED.
The Iowa Boys no Match for Rock
Island Ball Tossers.
Defeated to the Tune Of 23 to SAN
Interesting Game.--The Sagwa Um-
pife.


game at Davenport park yesterday after
noon, notwithstanding the broiling tend |
ency of the sun. A close and exciting |
contest was expected. as Muscatine had
a good club last year. But the audience
was doomed to disappointment in this
respect, for the home nine had COM
plete walk away from the start. The |
ARGUS base ball reporter went out with |
instructions to report the game, and he
tried to perform his duty, although it was
very trying on the nerves.
The umpiring was the feature of the
game. This position was filled by P.
Baer, the Indian Sagwa expostalator,
who created considerable amusement for
the spectators BY the versatile manner in
which he replied to any objections made
to his ruling He makes an admirable
umpire. however, but his retorts are
somewhat, unprofessionaL 1t is very
evident that he can't be bull>dozed, and
when be makes decision be sticks to it.
The battery for Rock Island was an
nounced to be Browner and Grimes. and
they did very effective work. Browner
seems to be to the Stars what Clarkson is
to the White Stockings He is familiar
IL known as the kid" He was in good
form yesterday, and Grimes caught him
well. Tolliver played fine game at
third, his throwing to first being espec>
tally commented upon. The home nine
did extremely well at the bat, every man
being credited with hit.
With two or three exceptions. the
Muscatines played 6 weak game. They
made the most costly errors in throwing.
which let in many unearned runs. 1t
was evident that they had practiced very
little together. They lay their defeat to
the umpire, who they claim was favora-
BILE to Rock Island. While there might
have been a question about one or two
decisions, on the whole Baer was un~
doubtedly right, and was as impartial as
possible,
The clubs were composed of the fol-
lowing players: Richmond,
F. Gotbrecht, Worst, Stoher, Msratt.
Freeman, T. Gotbrecht, White, Evans.
Rock Island -Scherer. Rispen. Tolliver.
Olsen, Grimes, Baker, Sullivan, Browner,
Prentiss.
The Muscatincs won the toss and sent
Rock Island to the bat Richmond hit
for one base, and stole to second but was
caught at third. Gotbrecht went out on
foul to Grimes and Worst struck out.
making the first whitewash.
Tolliver took in foul fly from Stober
in the second. Maratt struck out, and
Freeman knocked to Tolliver. Another
whitewash.
Gotbrecht reached second in the third
before White struck out. Browner
threw low ball which got past Grimes
and Gotbrecht reached third. Evans
struck four times, Scherer missing the
last ball, but throwing the runner out at
first, Gotbrecht scoring the first run for
Muscatine TolliVer took in a foul from
Richmond, making three out.
Frank Gotbrecht hit to right field which
Sullivan held, and the kids in the audi>
fence sounded the Kickapoo dance cry
Worst struck safe and got to third.
Stroller struck out, but Grimes dropped
it, but sent it to first in time, and Rispen
sent it back in time to catch Worst out at
the home plate.
Maratt and Freeman went out, and
Gotbrecht reached first on strikes. The
nine retired on foul tip by White to
Rispen at first
Evans reached first, and Richmond
knocked to Scherer, who threw low to
first, Evans and Richmond both scoring
one, Gotbrecht struck to the kid" who
tossed it to first. Worst struck out, and
Strobes made safe hit, and Maratt hit
high one to Prentiss.
Muscatine went out in one, two, three
order in the seventh inning one close de-
cision on first evokiDg some i'll feeling,
many thinking that White should have
been given a life.
They Jared no better in the eighth and
ninth innings. not adding another tally to-
their score.
For the Rock Islands Scherer hit hot
one to short, who threw wild and he went
to second. Rispen got to first on pass
ed ball on the fourth strike, and got to
third by wild throwing. Tolliver hit to
second base, and the ball was thrown way
over the first baseman's head, Rispen
scoring and Tolliver going way around.
Olsen got first and Grimes popped an
easy one to third. Sullivan hit for two
bags aud Olsen went to third Baker
lifted the sphere to nearly the fence, and
Olsen and Sullivan scored. Browner
sent it up in the air to third, and in try
ing to catch Baker at second the ball was
thrown wild and Baker set his long legs
in motion for the home plate. Prestiss
got to first, but was forced out on second
by Scherer This made a total of six
runs as starter for Rock Island Most
of the runs were made by errors, although
the pitcher was pounded pretty well.
Richmond was put in the box in place
of Maratt, as he was more OF curver.
Rispen went to first on balls. Tolliver
hit to short, and Rispen came nearly be-
ing caught at second. Olsen hit safe,
filling the bases. Grimes hit high one
to second, who dropped it and caught